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ArticleWorld journal of surgery2019

Strengthening Surgery Strengthens Health Systems: A New Paradigm and Potential Pathway for Horizontal Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

S Ariane Christie, Benedict C Nwomeh, Sanjay Krishnaswami, George P Yang, Ai-Xuan L Holterman, Anthony Charles, Sudha Jayaraman, Randeep S Jawa, Jennifer Rickard, Mamta Swaroop and 5 more

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Article in World journal of surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

S Ariane ChristieUCSF Center for Global Surgical Studies, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, 1001 Potrero Avenue, Ward 3A, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA.
Benedict C NwomehOhio State University Wexner Medical Center, 700 Childrens Dr., Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
Sanjay KrishnaswamiOregon Health and Science University Medical Center, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd #300, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
George P YangDepartment of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1900 University Blvd., THT Room 1028, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
Ai-Xuan L HoltermanDepartment of Pediatrics and Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 840 S. Wood St., MC856, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Anthony CharlesUniversity of North Carolina School of Medicine, 4008 Burnett Womack Building CB 7228, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Sudha JayaramanVCU Program for Global Surgery, Department of Surgery, VCU School of Medicine, Box 980454, Richmond, VA, 23298-0454, USA.
Randeep S JawaDepartment of Surgery, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center T18-040, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8191, USA.
Jennifer RickardDepartment of Surgery and Critical Care, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Mayo Mail Code 195, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Mamta SwaroopNorthwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair, Suite 650, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Sifri C ZiadRutgers New Jersey Medical School, 90 Bergen St, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
Georges Alain Etoundi MballaMinistry of Public Health, Cameroon, Boulevard Rudolph Manga Bell, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Martin Ekeke MononoWorld Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office, PO Box 06, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
Alain Chichom MefireFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Molyko, Buea, Cameroon.
Catherine JuillardUCSF Center for Global Surgical Studies, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, 1001 Potrero Avenue, Ward 3A, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA. Catherine.Juillard@ucsf.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Global health is transitioning toward a focus on building strong and sustainable health systems in developing countries; however, resources, funding, and agendas continue to concentrate on "vertical" (disease-based) improvements in care. Surgical care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) requires the development of health systems infrastructure and can be considered an indicator of overall system readiness. Improving surgical care provides a scalable gateway to strengthen health systems in multiple domains. In this position paper by the Society of University Surgeons' Committee on Global Academic Surgery, we propose that health systems development appropriately falls within the purview of the academic surgeon. Partnerships between academic surgical institutions and societies from high-income and resource-constrained settings are needed to strengthen advocacy and funding efforts and support development of training and research in LMICs.

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Delivery of Health CareGlobal HealthDeveloping CountriesGeneral SurgeryHealth ResourcesHumansIncome

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PMID30443662

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